TY - JOUR
T1 - Choroidal Blood Flow
T2 - I. Ocular Tissue Temperature as a Measure of Flow
AU - Auker, Charles R.
AU - Parver, Leonard M.
AU - Doyle, Thomas
AU - Carpenter, David O.
PY - 1982/8
Y1 - 1982/8
N2 - Temperature measurements were taken from the retina-choroid, scleral surface, or bulbar conjunctiva in cats and monkeys. Decreasing choroidal blood flow by elevating intraocular pressure produced a decrease in ocular tissue temperature. Confirmation of choroidal blood flow changes was obtained by the hydrogen washout technique, an independent measure of blood flow. We conclude that ocular tissue temperature can be used as a semiquantitative index of choroidal blood flow, and, being noninvasive, has potential clinical application.
AB - Temperature measurements were taken from the retina-choroid, scleral surface, or bulbar conjunctiva in cats and monkeys. Decreasing choroidal blood flow by elevating intraocular pressure produced a decrease in ocular tissue temperature. Confirmation of choroidal blood flow changes was obtained by the hydrogen washout technique, an independent measure of blood flow. We conclude that ocular tissue temperature can be used as a semiquantitative index of choroidal blood flow, and, being noninvasive, has potential clinical application.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030040301020
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030040301020
M3 - Article
C2 - 7103818
AN - SCOPUS:0019971158
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 100
SP - 1323
EP - 1326
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 8
ER -